Biology:Chrysoglossa demades

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Short description: Species of moth

Chrysoglossa demades
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Chrysoglossa
Species:
C. demades
Binomial name
Chrysoglossa demades
(H. Druce, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Polypoetes demades H. Druce, 1885
  • Tithraustes nigrifascia Hering, 1925

Chrysoglossa demades is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1885. It is found in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Mexico.

The larvae possibly feed on Quercus (oak) species.

References

  • Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 321 (2): 1–676. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5114819 entry